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Who Was Niki Lauda? Legendary Formula One Driver Who Survived Fiery Crash to Win F1 Championship, Dies Aged 70
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The skin on his scalp was charred" - John Watson remembers Niki Lauda's F1 crash in 1976 | Newstalk
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The Austrian Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda with scarred face, head bandage and burns during a press conference in Salzburg on September 8, 1976. Lauda, who had suffered the serious injuries in
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The Austrian Formula 1 driver Niki Lauda with scarred face, head bandage and burns during a press conference in Salzburg on September 8, 1976. Lauda, who had suffered the serious injuries in
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The Austrian Formula 1 racing driver Niki Lauda with scarred face, bandaged head and burn wounds on a press conference in Salzburg, pictured on 8th September 1976. In spite of his serios
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